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The Death of Journalistic Swagger, Apple Is Crushing It, ‘The Office’ for Newspapers, and “The Revenge of the Homepage” With Julia Turner

Bryan and Julia Turner talk about Jack Shafer’s story in Politico about “journalistic swagger,” Apple’s new iPad, and more

By Bryan Curtis
iPads from Apple Photo by Christoph Dernbach/picture alliance via Getty Images


Hello media consumers! On the Final Edition, Bryan is joined by Julia Turner—one of the hosts of Slate’s Culture Gabfest! They get into the following topics:

  • Jack Shafer’s story in Politico about “journalistic swagger” (1:20).
  • Ben Smith of Semafor’s interview with New York Times executive editor Joe Kahn regarding the 2024 election (20:26)
  • The Apple ad about the new thin iPad (32:56)
  • An Office spinoff, but for a newspaper company (35:26)
  • Reggie Miller has learned something from Bryan and other podcasters (40:00)
  • Kyle Chayka’s, of The New Yorker, story: “The Revenge of the Home Page” (42:59)

Then, David Shoemaker Guesses the Strained-Pun Headline.

Host: Bryan Curtis
Guest: Julia Turner
Producer: Brian H. Waters

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